On my Radar

What I’m listening to…

Cultural Anthology is an eclectic nod to the places I’ve been and the people I’ve met. Salsa, Reggae, Afrobeats, and Americana are all on rotation in this lively, infectious playlist that reminds me of the sounds of home.

 

What I’m reading…

 

    • On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

    • Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

    • Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

    • Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

    • Tropicália by Harold Rogers

    • How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

    • Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on Bright Continent by Dipo Faloyin

    • How to Take Over the World by Ryan North

    • Waves in an Impossible Sea by Matt Strassler

    • They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us by Prachi Gupta

    • Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Felling Good by Adrienne Marie Brown

    • The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell

 

What I’m Doing…

 

Learning Portuguese on Duolingo. Caipirinhas and Carnival await!

 

Shamelessly bingeing every cringe dating show — Love Island, Love is Blind, Too Hot to Handle — all fair game.

Sweating the week’s stress away through Muay Thai @HitHouse.

 

Cooking my way through the 5+ cookbooks I bought to keep myself occupied during quarantine.